EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2017

By Amy Pietrowski One K–12 educator offers an example of truly cross-curricular education.

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Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 14, 2017

This year is no exception. In fact, just yesterday (the day before I publish this post), Flipgrid threw a HUGE bash at their Minneapolis headquarters to release the all new Flipgrid and a slew of new features. It’s a good time to be in education, folks. Technology makes all sorts of meaningful, engaging education accessible [.].

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2017

Episode 126 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Amber Teaman @8amber8 , principal, shares something that happened at her school this year relating to wards day and what she and her team are doing about it. Her transparency, openness and leadership are a great thing to motivate us today!

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Educators lack time, resources and support when it comes to personalized learning initiatives.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2017

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Shortage of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals has been an important concern in the United States. It is estimated that over the next 10 years, the nation could face a shortage of one million STEM workers. So, what can we do to get more students interested in STEM?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2017

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m taking a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, w

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 14, 2017

Recent headlines from places as diverse as Kenya and California are just two announcements among many which highlight the increasing speed and scale by which portable computing devices (laptops, tablets) are being rolled out in school systems all over the world. Based on costs alone -- and the costs can be very large! -- such headlines suggest that discussions of technology use in schools are starting to become much more central to educational policies and planning processes in scores of countri

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

“What’s an ox?” That was the confounding question assistive technology specialist Neal McKenzie faced a year and a half ago from one of the 100-plus visually impaired students he helps in the classrooms of Northern California’s Sonoma County. The blind 5th-grader had to write a report on rural life and someone had suggested including an ox. But the boy had never touched an ox or even a cow and had no reference for the animal.

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 14, 2017

Include Reflection Questions for Parents Typically when I create an assignment I create it for my students. My students know how the class is run and there are of course elements that are done in class and not reflected in the digital things I create. The instructions are intended for an audience of my students. […]. The post Digital Assignments – Include a Parent Corner appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Remember the days when Farmer Eddie taught youngsters what the pig and cow says by pulling the See 'n Say string? Edtech for early learners has come a long way since then, but our just-released compilation of research—what we call a Market Gap Snapshot —makes clear there is still a lot of room to expand and improve edtech solutions to address obstacles facing our youngest students. early childhood practitioners are quite comfortable using technology.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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MiddleWeb

AUGUST 14, 2017

A MiddleWeb Blog This is not the piece I planned for the inaugural post on this blog. I wanted to write about creating a culture of joy in our classrooms. I still do. I still will. Later.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 14, 2017

August , 2017 In her celebrated book ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success’, Stanford university psychologist Carol S. Dweck makes a strong case backed up with scientific evidence for the.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 14, 2017

The post How To Use The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Model To Grow More Confident Students appeared first on TeachThought.

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Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 14, 2017

School leaders have an ironclad legal requirement to ensure student safety and privacy when using online tools for learning known as CIPA, the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Without appropriate controls and a realistic understanding of student online behavior, use of communication and collaboration tools on school-or district-provided devices such as Chromebooks can create legal minefields for school districts, as well as unsafe or even dangerous environments for students.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 14, 2017

The post 8 Strategies To Improve Your School Without Anyone Noticing appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2017

My classroom is the one with lots of noise and activity from students. We like to get out from behind our desks, move around and have some fun — while learning. Moving and having fun helps to create a positive classroom culture. And I feel that a positive classroom culture is fundamental to learning. I’m not alone. Researchers from the Institute of Medicine found “children who are more active show greater attention, have faster cognitive processing speed, and perform better on standardized acade

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MindShift

AUGUST 14, 2017

More and more, people in education agree on the importance of schools’ paying attention to stuff other than academics. But still, no one agrees on what to call that “stuff.” I originally published a story on this topic two years ago. As I reported back then, there were a bunch of overlapping terms in play, from “character” to “grit” to “noncognitive skills.” This bagginess bugged me, as a member of the education media.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2017

Wire image: Getty Images. When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released her department’s budget, helping college students manage loans was not a priority, despite record numbers of borrowers and delinquencies reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This rapid rise of college student debt is having an unconscionable effect, keeping our young people, through no fault of their own, from moving forward in life.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 14, 2017

My good friend AJ Juliani , co-author of the book “ Empower “, with John Spencer , is about to start a Genius Hour Master Course. His passion for this topic and his ability to share his enthusiasm has made a significant difference with so many educators. I am reposting this from last year as many loved the opportunity and took advantage.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 14, 2017

The post TeachThought Podcast Ep. 81 Reinventing Learning: Why Are Kids Different Today? appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 14, 2017

Engage students in issues of science and media literacy with KQED’s entertaining and informative hype-busting video series Above the Noise. If you want your students to tackle real-world issues and take a deeper look at evidence, data and research, then KQED’s video series Above the Noise belongs in your classroom. Keep reading to find ideas about using this new series to help your students cut through the hype and learn more about the world around them.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 14, 2017

The post 8 Strategies To Improve Your School Without Anyone Noticing appeared first on TeachThought.

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 14, 2017

Barnes and Noble Education purchased Student Brands, a subscription-based writing skills services business, while Harris School Solutions, a provider of technology solutions for schools, acquired school management software provider JR3 WebSmart. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Barnes & Noble Education, Harris School Solutions Make Acquisitions appeared first on Market Brief.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 14, 2017

The post TeachThought Podcast Ep. 81 Reinventing Learning: Why Are Kids Different Today? appeared first on TeachThought.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2017

Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Data USA. What’s It Like?

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 14, 2017

Image from Carpe Diem I was sent a pre-publication copy of Cathy Davidson's new book The New Education recently, to review. Cathy is one of my favourite authors because she pulls no punches and writes in a style that challenges and encourages in equal measure. She is a doyen of the progressive education movement, and her ideas are far reaching and influential.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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MiddleWeb

AUGUST 14, 2017

Mary Tarashuk is counting on Peter Brown's fiction picture books to enliven her 4th graders' adaptation to their new classroom and their first science unit on animal and plant adaptation. The Global Read Aloud, featuring Brown's Roz the Wild Robot, is in the wings.

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 14, 2017

A reflection of a former classroom teacher: I wish I would have known more. I wish I would have known more about the volume of reading. I wish I would have known more about small group instruction in tier 1. I wish I would have known more about the five components of reading. I wish I would have known more about teaching metacognitive strategies. I wish I would have known the importance of first focusing on tier one instruction when contemplating how to best meet the needs of students on the

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 14, 2017

Storytelling and plays are extremely valuable tools to teach about character arc, plot, conflict, setting, and more to kids of any age. Now, teachers and students can use a wide variety of apps and interactive ebook options to explore this content. Some of these tools provide existing stories, while others have kids create plays from scratch. All of them provide new, hands-on ways for kids to learn about the essential elements of theater and drama.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Data interoperability should be invisible. Perhaps we’ve grown too accustomed to paying for purchases with a mobile app, or booking reservations online, or using Google to plan our daily commutes. These conveniences, which we often take for granted, require data to pass through different systems and servers. In education, however, data interoperability between applications is sometimes missing.

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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